This session honors the tradition of music and singing at Sunstone. The Eastmans are a beloved part of the Sunstone community and will lead the Symposium congregation in singing some of the hymns of the restoration, with Alan Eastman at the piano and Vickie Eastman leading. Alan Eastman, Vickie Eastman
Speaker: Vickie Eastman
Sunstone Hymn Sing Along
This session honors the tradition of music and singing at Sunstone. The Eastmans are a beloved part of the Sunstone community and will lead the Symposium congregation in singing some of the hymns of the restoration, with Alan Eastman at the piano and Vickie Eastman leading. Alan Eastman, Vickie Eastman
Extraordinary Ordinary Women
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s well-known aphorism, “Well-behaved women seldom make history,” was initially meant not to call attention to the importance of unconventional women’s lives, but to the importance of ordinary women’s lives. This panel will explore the lives of women, both ordinary and extraordinary, that help us better understand our past, give us insights into …
What LDS Hymns Really Say To, For, & About Us
We participate in worship through congregational singing—and many LDS hymns use language that acknowledges the hims in the congregation but not the hers. In this respect, are hymns a measure of Church doctrine? At Christmas, do we seek only “Peace on earth, good will to men”? What about the sisters when I offer to “divide …
Embodying Gender: How Mormon Material Culture Reflects And Shapes Gender Perceptions
Mormonism defines both gender and embodiment as fundamental. Beliefs about gender are embodied in the physical objects, resources, spaces, and structures which Mormons create and use to carry out the work and life of the Church. Mormon material culture not only reflects gender beliefs but also influences the ways in which gender is perceived. This …